Press Releases on Research

Press releases on research comprise news on FLI's current scientific publications or relevant research results.

The Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) is the shortest-lived vertebrate that can be kept under laboratory conditions. It exemplifies a rapid…

Out of a ’haystack’ of 40,000 genes from three different organisms, scientists at ETH Zurich and a research consortium in Jena have found genes that…

University of Glasgow researchers have made a major contribution to the biggest-ever study of the molecular mechanisms underlying the ageing process.

Researchers have found differences between normal and pathologic peptidomic changes that may lead to an improved understanding of molecular mechanisms…

Age may seem like a straightforward measurement: the number of years, months, days since you were born. But for cells in different parts of your body,…

Beim Pankreaskarzinom (Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs) handelt es sich um den dritthäufigsten Tumor des Verdauungstraktes, der mit einer sehr schlechten…

Cortisone affects Acute Lung Injury (ALI) via pro-inflammatory signalling pathways

 

Cancer cells need life-essential molecules to proliferate. These growth factors are activated by ectodomain shedding of precursor proteins on the…

Regenerative processes are the reason why wounds can heal and injured tissues can regrow. Some flatworms, salamanders and fishes even have the ability…

The protein complex mTORC1 is a central regulator of cell metabolism. In the active state, it stimulates anabolic processes and increases the…